Terrified Adam Ellis drew this picture of the child ghost he claims is haunting his New York home

The supernatural saga began when Ellis drew a picture of the child ghost, with a “huge misshapen head which was dented on one side” who was sat in a green rocking chair at the end of his bed in a dream he had.

Then suddenly months later, Ellis’ two cats stood staring at his front door at midnight for six nights running.

He told his 162,000 followers: “Something strange is happening”.

He added: “So, my apartment is currently being haunted by the ghost of a dead child and he’s trying to kill me.

“He started appearing in dreams, but I think he’s crossed over into the real world now.

“For a while he just stared at me, but then he got out of the chair and started shambling toward the bed.

“I couldn’t move because I was paralysed. (I have sleep paralysis fairly often. It sucks.)